Two charged in murder that sparked curfew

Daniel Tepferand Frank Juliano

Updated 11:39 pm, Friday, December 28, 2012

Tysaaun Anderson was apprehended by Sgt. P. Feola on December 27, 2012 while he was walking in the area of the Beardsley Terrace Apartments. Anderson had been sought since late last week on a warrant charging him with Murder in the homicide of Gary Gullap on August 2, 2012. Anderson will appear in court this morning for an arraignment and is being detained on a $1 Million Dollar Bond. He was charged with Murder, Conspiracy to Commit Murder, Assault 1st, Carrying a pistol W/O Permit, and larceny 1st.
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Tysaaun Anderson was apprehended by Sgt. P. Feola on December 27,...

Kyle Brodie, was already incarcerated at the Manson Youth Facility, and was charged this morning at GA-2 with Murder in the homicide of Gary Gullap. Brodies bond has also been set at $1 Million Dollars. He is charged with Murder, Conspiracy to Commit Murder, Criminal Attempt at Murder, assault 1st, and carrying a pistol W/O a Permit.
Photo: Bridgeport Police Department

Kyle Brodie, was already incarcerated at the Manson Youth Facility,...

The Bridgeport Police Mobile Command Center is stationed at Brooks and Stillman Streets in Bridgeport Friday, August 3, 2012 following the shooting death of 17-year-old Gary Gullap on Hallett Street Thursday afternoon.

A memorial is set up on Hallett Street in Bridgeport Friday, August...

Akeem Prendergast talks about his youngest brother, Gary Gullap, Friday, August 3, 2012 as he stands in front of a memorial set up on Hallett Street in Bridgeport where 17-year-old Gullap was killed in a drive by shooting on Thursday afternoon.

BRIDGEPORT -- Two teens have been charged with murder in the Aug. 2 slaying of a high school student that sparked a city-wide curfew.

Gary Gullap, 17, was gunned down as he walked along an East Side street. It was the last straw in a string of teen killings during the summer that outraged residents, who took to the streets demanding an end to teen violence.

In response, the City Council enacted a curfew barring teens from being on the streets after 11 p.m.

"It's a heinous crime, and these are two very violent individuals," said Police Chief Joseph Gaudett Jr., who credited the work of detectives and patrol officers.

The chief said the message is: "If you are going to commit these violent crimes, you're going to jail for a very long time."

Both teens were charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, first-degree assault, carrying a pistol without a permit and first-degree larceny and were being held in juvenile court custody pending arraignment in state Superior Court on Monday.

Anderson was arrested Thursday afternoon as he walked in the area of the Trumbull Gardens housing complex, said police spokesman William Kaempffer.

Brodie was already in custody in an unrelated case.

Gullap was walking on Hallett Street near Ogden Street when numerous gunshots were fired at him from the windows of a passing van.

A second victim, whose name was not released, was wounded.

Police said the van was later discovered dumped at the Greene Homes housing complex. They said shells that matched the type of bullets used to kill Gullap were found in the van.

A video camera mounted on a nearby building captured two men fleeing after the van was dumped.

Sources said Brodie later gave a statement implicating himself in the shooting. While police have not disclosed a motive for the slaying, sources indicated it was gang related.

His death was the 15th homicide of 2012 and one of three murders of teenagers this year.

Patrol officers did an outstanding job gathering initial information and locating the suspects' van, which was abandoned minutes after the shooting, said Capt. James Viadero, the head of the detective division.

"The job done by the detectives on this case was phenomenal," he said. "As a result, two violent felons have been apprehended for a heinous crime committed during daylight, near a school, in a heavily traveled pedestrian area."

Gallup's death came less than two weeks after 15-year-old Keijahnae "Nu Nu" Robinson was shot in the head while sitting on her aunt's front porch on Brooks Street.

In January, 14-year-old Justin Thompson was shot and killed while walking on Seaview Avenue on his way home from a sweet 16 party.

Both shootings sparked rallies and marches, with residents taking to the streets to plead for an end to the violence.